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   /home/USER/experiment u123456 PASSWORD
   /home/USER/experiment u123456 PASSWORD


= Nautilus =
== Nautilus ==
Type ctrl-L to open the address bar. Type the address: davs://u123456@exp.socsci.ru.nl/experiment/webdav.php. A popup will appear for the password.
Type ctrl-L to open the address bar. Type the address: davs://u123456@exp.socsci.ru.nl/experiment/webdav.php. A popup will appear for the password.


= Dolphin =
== Dolphin ==
Click the address bar. Type the address: webdavs://u123456@exp.socsci.ru.nl/experiment/webdav.php. A popup will appear for the password.
Click the address bar. Type the address: webdavs://u123456@exp.socsci.ru.nl/experiment/webdav.php. A popup will appear for the password.


= Cyberduck =
= Microsoft Windows =
If you use Microsoft windows, Cyberduck is probably the best choice for mounting a webdav resource. See the image for how to enter information about the mount.
One can use the Microsoft Windows '''Map Network Drive''' feature to assign a drive letter. No special Windows program is needed to do this. It is an operating system feature. Note that there are quite a few [https://sabre.io/dav/clients/windows/ issues]. If you use Microsoft Windows it is usually a better idea to use an external program for accessing a webdav drive. Among other things, if the mount is not in the root directory of the server (http://example.com/mydir) but at a deeper level (http://example.com/superdir/mydir) using the microsoft operating system feature will probably not work.
[[File:Map windows webdav.png|thumb|Mapping a network drive in Microsoft Windows]]
 
== Cyberduck ==
If you use Microsoft windows, Cyberduck is the most popular way to mount a webdav resource. See the image for how to enter information about the mount.
[[File:Mount webdav cyberduck.png|thumb|Mounting a webdav filesystem in cyberduck]]
[[File:Mount webdav cyberduck.png|thumb|Mounting a webdav filesystem in cyberduck]]


= Microsoft Windows =
== KS2 drive ==
One can use the Microsoft Windows """Map Network Drive""" feature to assign a drive letter. No special Windows program is needed to do this. It is an operating system feature. Note that there are quite a few [https://sabre.io/dav/clients/windows/ issues]. If you use Microsoft Windows it is usually a better idea to use an external program for accessing a webdav drive. Among other things, if the mount is not in the root directory of the server (http://example.com/mydir) but at a deeper level (http://example.com/superdir/mydir) using the microsoft operating system feature will probably not work.
If you want data to be synchronized automatically you can use  
[[File:Map windows webdav.png|thumb|Mapping a network drive in Microsoft Windows]]
[https://github.com/FrKaram/KS2.Drive KS2 drive]. It is the same program that Utrecht university calls Yoda drive and for which the Donders Institute has an
[https://data.donders.ru.nl/doc/help/user-manual/transfer-data/YodaDrive.html?3&highlight=yoda intranet page]. It integrates nicely with the classical Windows system with drive letters.


= Mac OSX =
= Mac OSX =
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[[File:Finder connecttoserver login.jpg|thumb|Mapping a network drive in OSX using Finder]]
[[File:Finder connecttoserver login.jpg|thumb|Mapping a network drive in OSX using Finder]]


= References =
Alternatively Cyberduck (see Windows) also works for OSX.
 
== References ==
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SabreDAV
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SabreDAV